Some L-pod members arrive in San Juans,
June 13, 2007; L109 and L55 among them.
photo by Emma Foster. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
This photo was taken under DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
L109 surfaces beside it's mother L55 June 13 off the west side of San Juan Island. The calf was first confirmed from photos taken March 24-25 in Monterey Bay, California.
photo by Emma Foster. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
Adult male L41 surfaces beside sister (far left) and adult female L25.
photo by Basil von Ah. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
An unidentified L-pod member spyhops near the shore of San Juan Island.
Encounter #024
June 13, 2007
Members of L pod (entire pod was not present)
Platform: Orca
Departed Snug Harbor: 10:40 a.m.
Begin Encounter: 11:06 a.m.
Start Lat: 47° 30.753 N
Start Long: 123° 08.870 W
End encounter: 4:17 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 28.951 N
End Long: 123° 06.066 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 4:37 p.m.
Observers: Kelley Balcomb-Bartok, Astrid van Ginneken, Katie Jones,
Emma Foster and Basil von Ah.
Although sea conditions were fairly rough Wednesday June 13, 2007, members of the Center for Whale Research did manage to methodically locate and photograph nearly all the individuals present from several subgroups of the L-pod. During the encounter Center staff determined several sub-groups were not present, however, leading them to believe more whales should be expected to "arrive" in the coming days/weeks.
K-pod and the remaining L's made their "entrance" July 4, 2007.
